Armored mitten.



PATENTED FEB. 14, 1905.

W. C. NIEBUHR. ARMORBD MITTBN.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 18, 1904.

a @ff/KK vUNITED kSTATES vPatented. February 14, 1905.

WVILLIAM CHARLES NIEBUHR, OF FIELDEN, MINNESOTA.

ARMORED MITTEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 782,517, dated February 14, 1905.

Application led August 18, 1904. Serial No. 221,233.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,WILLIAM CHARLES NIE- BUHR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fielden, in the county of VVatonwan and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Armored Mittens;

and I do hereby declare thel following to be al full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its especial object to .provide what I term an "armored mitten for use in feeding stalks to husking-machines, Shredders, or like machines; and tothis end it consists of' the novel devicesand combinations of devices hereinafter described, and deiined in the claims.

It is a well-known fact that many hands and arms have been torn oif by being caught between the rollers of corn-huskers and similar machines. The fingers being pliable are readily caught by said rollers, and once being caught the hand or arm' is almost certain to be crushed. It is also a well-known fact that a hard and smooth (or, even' if not smooth, a hard and comparatively blunt) object, even if thrown directly against the basking-rollers, will not be drawn between them. After consideration of these facts I have devised means for preventing accidents of the character above mentioned, which means in its preferred form is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout both Views.

Figure l is a plan View of a mitten provided with armor-caps inaccordance with my invention, some parts being broken away; and Fig. 2 is a section of the line x2 m2 of Fig. 1, some parts being shown in full and some parts being broken away.

The numeral l indicates a mitten of ordinary construction. The tip of the body of the mitten is covered by a metallic armor shell or cap 2, the outer convex end of which is very blunt and is preferably expanded or made wider than the body ofthe mitten. That face of the cap 2 which is at the inner face of the mitten is formed with serrations 3. rIhe said cap 2, as shown, is secured to the body of the mitten by means of rivets 4; but it might be secured by other means. Also the body of the mitten is shown as complete and is extended to form a complete lining to the said cap, although `in some cases it might be terminated near to the margin of the said cap. The thumb of themitten is also provided with a metallic armor-cap, having serrations 6 at that portion which faces the serrations 3 of the cap 2. Said cap 5 is preferably bulged at 7 to afford clearance for the thumb joint, thereby permitting the thumb to be bent. The serrations 3 and 6 on the caps 2 and 5 enable the wearer to firmly grip a cornstalk or other object.

The mitten described will Vinsure the wearer against accident in feeding stalks to the snapping-rollers or husking-rollers of the cornhusker. Itis also adapted to be worn in feeding stalksI tovarious other machines-such, for instance, as hay-cutters and the like.

The device described is extremely simple, is of small cost, and will prevent accidents of the character above referred to.

It will of course be understood that the device described is capable of modification within the scope of my invention as herein set forth' and claimed. It may be applied to gloves, butY is a better device when applied to a mitten. y

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the-United States, is as follows:

l. A mitten having a metallic armor-cap applied to the exterior of the finger portion and thumb thereof, said cap being serrated, substantially asv described.

2. A mitten having a metallic armor-cap 2 applied to the exterior of the finger portion thereof, said cap being serrated at 3, substantially as described.

3. A mitten 1, having the metallic armorcap 2 applied to the exterior finger portion thereof, and having the metallic armor-cap 5 applied to the exterior of the thumb thereof, said cap being respectively serrated at 3 and 6, and said cap 5 being bulged at 7, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof vI aiix my signature in i Witnesses:

WILL C. MULso, FRED H. SoHwErrE. 

